Churches--Massachusetts, Boston downtown


by Wm. Robert Johnston
last modified 20 August 2015
Church of the Covenant in Boston, Massachusetts.

A United Church of Christ/Presbyterian church.

First Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

An American Baptist church, founded in 1665, this building built in 1882.

Old North Church or Christ Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

An Episcopal church, this building built in 1723 (originally Anglican).

On 18 April 1775, Robert Newman hung two lanterns in the Old North Church steeple, warning Charlestown that British troops were coming by sea, acting on instructions from Paul Revere. Revere had been a bell ringer at the church. Old North Church was the tallest building in Boston from 1745 to 1810.

Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts.
A United Church of Christ church, founded in 1669.
Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

A Conservative Congregational Christian church, founded in 1809. Park Street Church was the tallest building in Boston from 1810 to 1867.

Saint Cecilia Church in Boston, Massachusetts.
A Roman Cathlic church.
St. Stephen's Catholic Church in Boston, Massachusetts.

A Roman Catholic church, founded in 1804, this building built in 1862.

Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts.
An Episcopal church, this building built in 1876.

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Last modified 20 August 2015.
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